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Torstein Rock Arch – Red Tower loop from Bad Tabarz

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Torstein Rock Arch – Red Tower loop from Bad Tabarz

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4.8

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Torstein Rock Arch – Red Tower loop from Bad Tabarz

02:53

8.59km

330m

Mountaineering

Moderate mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: June 12, 2026

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

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Hotel

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1.64 km

Backofenloch Cave

Highlight • Cave

Steep climb, but with steps. Reward: great rock formations and views! You can either go back down the stairs or follow the hiking trail to Felsental.

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3.76 km

Bärenbruch Lauchagrund

Highlight • Gorge

As we know, there was a story or legend about a bear living here. Very interesting

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3.81 km

Torstein Rock Formation and Archway Trail to Lauchagrund

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

A bit like in the Alps, definitely very steep in the last third. Nice view of the rock formations. Absolute surefootedness required.

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4.16 km

Torstein Rock Arch

Highlight • Natural Monument

What a breathtaking setting! 🤩 Behind the Torstein, a narrow path with great highlights leads back down into the valley. It's worth it, but definitely requires sure-footedness

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4.85 km

Tempelchen (Touringen Stamp Station No. 148)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

At the temple 479m above sea level.

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4.99 km

Bench in Thuringian Forest Nature Park

Highlight • Rest Area

5.59 km

Red Tower

Highlight • Natural Monument

Very nice climbing rock made of red porphyry rock with a maximum rock height of 15 meters. You can often watch the climbers here.

The Red Tower is usually referred …

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5.61 km

View of Großer Inselsberg

Highlight • Viewpoint

8.59 km

End point

Hotel

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.70 km

2.52 km

1.47 km

908 m

Surfaces

3.69 km

2.14 km

1.71 km

606 m

456 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 1 July

24°C

11°C

20 %

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Comments

August 8, 2021,Bad Tabarz: Gipfel- und Aussichtstour

Short training round for our high-altitude tour, which will hopefully take place at the end of August 2021.

Route:
Tabarz rock garden - oven hole - temple - approach forgotten wall - Torstein - temple - bear quarry ditch - red tower - Cinder mountain summit - Überlbergprommenade

There were a lot of climbers on the rock faces.

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May 23, 2023,Gipfel- und Aussichtstour Bad Tabarz #thueringerwald

✅ Oven hole
✅ Bear Break
✅ Small wagon mountain
✅ Torstein
✅ Red Tower
✅ Ash Mountain Stone
✅ Chimney wall

👉 Based on komoot.de/tour/907658191 - from Collection komoot.de/collection/1546860

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Torstein Rock Formation and Archway Trail to Lauchagrund

Torstein Rock Arch

Tempelchen (Touringen Stamp Station No. 148)

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